Secret Service has investigated 10,000 threats in 2026

U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Wednesday said the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year into threats against protectees.

Curren told reporters about the 40-percent rise, and when compared to last year, that the threat number is “off the charts.”

“The environment has become very volatile, and that’s just across the board,” Curran said. “The threat picture and environment is as large as I’ve ever seen it.”

Agency officials said there were nearly 10 times the number of mental health-related interventions involving people threatening protected people when compared to last year. They say this is due to a rise in online threats, foreign threats, lone actors and those with ideological grievances, CBS News reported.

The briefing with officials comes days before the White House Correspondents’ Association’s upcoming dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, which was rescheduled due to an assassination attempt on President Trump’s life. The incident itself was the latest of three attempts on Trump’s life since July 2024, while Trump was on the campaign trail in Butler, Penn.

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